Gasteropelecus sternicla, Linnaeus, 1758
Origin:Brazil; Southern tributaries to the Amazonas river, Guayana, Surinam; Compagnieskreek.
Etymology: Gasteropelecus L. : With an axe shaped belly.
Gasteropelecus Sternicla
Species Information
Native to South America: Peruvian Amazon (Ref. 6329), middle Amazon, Guyanas and Venezuela.
Gasteropelecus sternicla prefers a planted aquarium with a few floating plants. A schooling fish, the Silver Hatchet is best kept in a group of six or more. A hood on the aquarium is necessary, as this fish likes to jump.
Description: Gasteropelecus Sternicla are a more unusual freshwater fish, Much resembling a hatchet (axe) they have thin deep bodies, upturned mouths and high pectoral fins.
Scientific Name:Gasteropelecus sternicla
Common Names:Hatchet, Common Hatchetfish, Silver Hatchetfish, River Hatchetfish Family: Gasteropelecidae
Origin: Brazil, Guyana, Surinam
Adult Size: 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) ...
Silver Hatchetfish
Scientific Name: Gasteropelecus sternicla
Family: Gasteropelecidae
About the Silver Hatchetfish
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Characins ...
Gasteropelecus sternicla
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Overview: Just like the Marbled hatchet no other fish has quite the same look.
Gasteropelecus sternicla (TSN 163132). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on October 29, 2004.
"Gasteropelecus sternicla". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. August 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
Gasteropelecus sternicla
Carnegiella strigata
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Gasteropelecus sternicla
SYN : Clupeasternicla, Thoracocharax sternicla
PD : Has a convex body. The ventral fins are very small and the back is fairly straight.
Common hatchetfish - Gasteropelecus sternicla
The Common Hatchetfish or River Hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus sternicla) is a tropical fish belonging to the Freshwater Hatchetfish family (Gasteropelecidae).
Genus Gasteropelecus (Scopoli, 1777)
Silver hatchetfish, Gasteropelecus levis
Spotted hatchetfish, Gasteropelecus maculatus
Common hatchetfish, Gasteropelecus sternicla ...
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